12 Sentenced To Death As SSS Secures Terrorism Trial Convictions

Twelve defendants have been sentenced to death by hanging in terrorism and kidnapping cases prosecuted by the State Security Service, according to court documents reviewed by Premium Times.

The outlet reported that dozens of other defendants received prison terms ranging from two years to life imprisonment in trials held between 15 and 18 June and in separate judgments delivered by federal and state high courts.

Premium Times reported that those condemned to death were convicted of offences including terrorism, conspiracy, kidnapping, murder, arms trafficking and aiding terrorist groups.

The report said one major part of the development was the 3 June sentence by the Federal High Court of Idris Omeiza, Alqasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik and Abdulhaleem Idris over the 5 June 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.

The SSS also prosecuted cases involving alleged membership of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province and the Indigenous People of Biafra. Other charges listed in the report included gun running, concealment of information and terrorism financing.

The convictions add to the government’s legal response to terrorism and kidnapping cases, but the article keeps the details tied to the court documents and Premium Times’ review because no second Tier-1 source was found during the scout review.

This is a strong single-source legal story. The draft avoids adding casualty figures or trial details beyond those reported from the court documents reviewed by Premium Times.

Because the cases involve convictions, sentences and named terrorism-related offences, the wording remains attribution-heavy and does not describe any defendant as guilty beyond the terms reported from the court judgments.

Source: Premium Times